FARM NEWS - AFRICA DAILY

Study Offers New Insights on Invasive Fly Threatening US Fruit Crops

Mar 20, 2013 (SPX)

Humans aren't the only species with a sweet tooth. Research from North Carolina State University shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila su...

Shanghai river's dead pig total approaches 15,000

Mar 19, 2013 (AFP)

The number of dead pigs found in a river which runs through Shanghai had reached nearly 15,000, officials and reports said Tuesday, as a newspaper claimed the g...

EU aims for fresh vote to ban insecticides harmful to bees

Mar 19, 2013 (AFP)

The European Commission said Tuesday it will try again to get member states to back a two-year ban on insecticides harmful to bees whose numbers have been in sh...

Study: Farming by man was long in coming

Mar 19, 2013 (UPI)

It took thousands of years for people in what is now China to go from eating wild plants to growing them, suggesting farming was slow to emerge, scientists say....

Young pigs prefer traditional soybean diet

Mar 19, 2013 (SPX)

Pigs aren't known for being picky, but new research shows they avoid bitter tastes when they can. In a new study of nursery pig diets, researchers from the Univ...

MEPs retain ag 'greening' measures

Mar 18, 2013 (UPI)

Farm policy reforms approved by the European Parliament have endorsed efforts to tie 30 percent of farmers' direct subsidies to "greening" techniques. Thursday'...

Nature fans get green fix at Hong Kong flower show

Mar 16, 2013 (AFP)

It's notorious for its cramped living conditions, traffic-clogged streets and polluted air, but once a year Hong Kong celebrates all things green at the city's ...

Heat-stressed cows spend more time standing

Mar 15, 2013 (SPX)

A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona and Northwest Missouri State University shows that standing and lying behavior can predict heat stress i...

Dead pigs show dark side of China food industry

Mar 15, 2013 (AFP)

Thousands of dead pigs in a Shanghai river have cast a spotlight on China's poorly regulated farm production, with the country's favourite meat joining a long l...

European invader outcompetes Canadian plants outside usual temp range

Mar 15, 2013 (SPX)

Dog-strangling vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum) is an exotic plant originating from the Ukraine and southeastern Russia that is becoming increasingly invasive in so...

Fertilizers could help tackle nutritional deficiency in African country

Mar 15, 2013 (SPX)

Enriching crops by adding a naturally-occurring soil mineral to fertilisers could potentially help to reduce disease and premature death in the African country ...

International conference to tackle climate-change threats to agriculture

Mar 15, 2013 (SPX)

Scientists and policymakers from around the world will gather March 20-22 at the University of California, Davis, to grapple with the threats of climate change ...

Amplified Greenhouse Effect Shifts North's Growing Seasons

Mar 14, 2013 (SPX)

Vegetation growth at Earth's northern latitudes increasingly resembles lusher latitudes to the south, according to a NASA-funded study based on a 30-year record...

Farmers who commit totally to sell locally can make a profit

Mar 14, 2013 (SPX)

Farmers can make a profit selling their produce directly to local businesses, but they must not let possible new costs weaken their commitment to the new ventur...

Opponents fail to overturn shark protection deal

Mar 14, 2013 (AFP)

Japan, China and other nations that support shark fishing on Thursday lost a bid to overturn a landmark deal that offers global trade protection for several spe...

Shanghai river pig toll rises to 6,600 as worries mount

Mar 13, 2013 (AFP)

Shanghai said it pulled hundreds more dead pigs out of its main river Wednesday, bringing the total to just over 6,600, as residents worried over drinking water...

US farm land prices surge despite drought

Mar 13, 2013 (AFP)

American farmers may have suffered an historic drought last year, but the price of their land is skyrocketing. In Iowa, the US's biggest producer of corn, the l...

EU parliament moves to 'green' Europe's farms

Mar 13, 2013 (AFP)

European lawmakers on Wednesday approved plans for a radical overhaul of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by capping subsidies and tying them to enviro...

After 2012 drought, US farmers adapt for climate change

Mar 13, 2013 (AFP)

Emerging from the worst drought in 50 years, US farmers are bracing for long-term challenges from climate change including blasting heat and more capricious rai...

Shanghai river pig toll doubles as worries mount

Mar 13, 2013 (AFP)

The number of dead pigs found in Shanghai's main river has doubled in two days to nearly 6,000, the government said, as residents worried over the water supply ...